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Tsirang Toe is facing a water shortage crisis after the gewog was allotted only Nu 3mn to bring water from a source that is 35 kilometers away. Gup Nar Bahadur Rai said around NU 7mn is needed to complete the project.

Officials from Rural Development Training Centre, Zhemgang is at Yoseltse gewog to conduct a 10-day leadership and conflict management training. Training coordinator, Karma Wangchuk, said the program will help villagers to strengthen local groups and avoid conflicts.

After the earthquake last year, Monggar gewog got a budget of about Nu 160,000 to renovate the Tshenphu Lhakhang there. But, a six-kilometer road towards the lhakhang was also damaged. Though there are people who said the money should also be used for the road, budget rules do not allow …

The gups and pazaps here are headed home who were at the Dzong for the ongoing six-day Punakha Domchoe. Pazaps; people dressed as traditional warriors from five gewogs in Punakha and three gewogs in Thimphu descended around the Punakha Dzong on Feb 28 evening. Dressed in battle gear, the 136 …

The people of Jurmed gewog have been lighting their homes with kerosene, with a population of 308, only 2% manages to use solar energy. Electrification was supposed to finish by the end of the current plan but works have not started yet. But Gup Rinchen said that Bhutan Power Corporation …

The students of Naro gewog will be having a proper school after the construction of anew building started. Till now, the school which had till Class III was using in a cattle shed made of mud and stone. Last year, the school had 11 students and one teacher. This year, …

A road construction towards Wangthangka village under Wangchang geog in Paro has been stopped after four households whose land would be acquired for the road has asked for compensation. One of them who owned the maximum area of the land wanted to be compensated with Nu 2.5 million to construct …

Retsho Goenpa which was built by Drubthrob Samten Nidup will be relocated to Guentsephu. In the past the route to the goenpa was used as a bypass between Tibet and Bhutan. Presently, the Goenpa is around three to four hours’ walk away from the nearest human settlement. The wild life …

Two lhakhangs at Talo in Punakha Dzongkhag are presently being renovated by the people of the gewog. In the 10th Five year Plan, the lhakhangs were allocated with Nu 0.5 million each. The renovations are being carried out in Talo and Labstakha chiwogs; the temples were built during the time …

Before, the people of Goenshari community had to travel all the way to Punakha Hospital, to get treated for serious illnesses since they had only an outreach clinic at their village to cater totheir medical needs. But now, the outreach clinic will be upgraded so that people can have more …